Carlos Alcaraz vs. Li Tu Extended Highlights | 2024 US Open Round 1

triple break Point opening game game out [Applause] now look where he is he's only won two points in two service games and seems like that's going to be an allight problem match won by Dan Evans over Karen hatoff 5 hours and 35 minutes and it was a hot day and that beats everybody else in in the top 10 with the possible exception of no jokovic two best valers in men's tennis currently in my opinion at that level Dan Evans has a beautiful volley coincidentally no kidding um but when this kid showed up everyone was calling him caritos cuz that's what his family called him he was theirs that's some nice stop from me two set goes to the 21-year-old spard Carlos alar not going to get a lot of Aces it's the serve plus one [Music] [Applause] two's been taking such good care of his serves in this second set love giving himself a chance to hold again this is tell me aava aava that's how they say it in Australia yeah Cava that's how I been told they you've done a lot of austr such a good game about the SA that little party trick exactly game two new balls pleas back on serve [Applause] [Music] take it two his opponent and using that tremendous allc Court sensibility that volley just firm enough nothing wrong with that point from the Aussie there but the first set point that was a mistake to try thank you these missed serves and double faults game on second set two two set two end of a game there are down in the low Bowl where it's a little bit more in the ey line of where the ball might be for the players [Applause] yeah he wants to do that and he [Music] can is so helpful for someone like alcaraz best of five more time to get out of rut more time to make an opponent with less experience feel the pressure and have to perform at a high level still a hangover effect from the Olympic Games and and the crowded schedule this year I me TFO has already said he's got he he he he would have loved the Olympics he would have loved watching all the other sports but he wanted to put to go to a good hardore summer wanted to come in here feeling good game new balls please she talks about how literally the first tournament starts on the 29th of December 15 mandatory tournaments Canadian open finals will take place midweek on a Wednesday night Cincinnati will start on a Thursday so it's one less week on the road for the players okay wow what ack and two as well he has been tacking him on third set point for Carlos game third there it is out out you know the WCA would call him up good old pachy kelm and say look uh Martinez out can you can you play Detroit and Chrissy would say yes that subject we should have it fixed by like Thursday I'll try and do some research by then anyway this guy looks like he's going to still be in the tournament by Thursday that's when the the second round will take place trying to reel off another game here in a row [Applause] [Music] P should be pretty proud obviously his father still his brother orthopedic surgeon and a professional tennis player that's not too bad said leave nothing out there switch it [Applause] around game Al time here and it's a skill that alaras has had to learn from what's the single biggest strength a modern player has [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] game set two sets to one 62 46 63 61 oh man [Music] not his best performance at the US Open for alcaraz but an important one he's underway having lost his Opening match in the preceding tournament in Cincinnati

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